Medvedev: Russia needs to speed up modernization of its naval fleet
Russia developed a serious lag in shipbuilding in the 1990s and must deal with it as soon as possible, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday. The country plans to adopt an integrated military and civilian shipbuilding program.
Medvedev believes that it is absolutely necessary for Russia to implement an effective modernization of the country’s naval forces. – We can wait no longer, he said in a speech in Severodvinsk yesterday. - Despite the economic development problems, despite the financial crisis, these programs must be carried out, he said, according to Vesti.ru.
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Medvedev yesterday visited Severodvinsk outside Arkhangelsk in connection with the launch of Russia’s newest nuclear powered attack submarine, the “Severodvinsk”.
In his speech at the ceremony, Medvedev said that he had ordered the Security Council to establish a single program for military and civilian shipbuilding. Medvedev also mentioned the increasing fight for Arctic resources as a reason for Russia’s need to boost shipbuilding. This program should be strategic and involve not only the military branch of shipbuilding, but also the civilian.
Watch video from the launch ceremony of the ”Severomorsk” on Vesti.ru
